1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 273 1 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 644 730 685 935 Average size of farm .......acres.. 506 539 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 181 498 064 Average per acre .........dollars.. 788 856 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 757 57 387 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 264 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 330 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 300 248 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 152 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 036 1 050 acres.. 396 009 397 797 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 896 acres.. 267 151 224 162 Irrigated land .................farms.. 340 313 acres.. 92 392 79 931 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 435 77 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 108 60 991 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 202 61 331 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 232 16 250 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 320 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 153 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 139 $100,000 or more .................... 261 219 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 961 67 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 454 53 210 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 273 1 272 $1,000.. 21 347 12 439 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 769 9 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 758 737 Other ............................... 515 535 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 633 636 200 days or more ................... 398 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 752 804 number.. 47 979 47 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 695 738 number.. 30 511 31 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 12 number.. 46 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 751 766 number.. 26 933 28 878 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 44 number.. 906 323 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 19 number.. 3 161 409 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 14 number.. 191 88 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 92 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 159 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 184 298 acres.. 47 434 58 893 bushels.. 4 102 376 4 738 622 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 286 338 acres.. 74 993 62 643 bushels.. 5 164 711 4 866 985 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 961 440 bushels.. 39 285 20 453 Rice..........................farms.. 261 232 acres.. 73 094 60 792 cwt.. 4 447 771 3 570 462 Cotton .......................farms.. 233 194 acres.. 40 551 17 986 bales.. 51 355 21 786 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 52 acres.. 7 911 9 048 bushels.. 223 838 234 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 375 357 acres.. 13 506 10 682 tons, dry.. 31 585 29 919 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .